Kitchen

[LizzieInSRQ]

I've made a pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnaps & cinnamon graham cracker crust. (Oh my how the house smells unbelievable). 

I also make my mother's Pecan Puff cookies (probably what Mexican Wedding cookies and the like are). I cannot stand these but it smells like christmas to me and I won't eat them so no weight gain from them.

To the poster who is diabetic, I admire your strength. I've been type 2 and overweight for a long time. Obviously I don't deprive myself (being overweight still).  I justify too much.

[Yahooey]

Friday - Candied Pecans

Saturday - Dough is chilling 

Florentine cookies

Macadamia nut w/white chocolate and dried cranberries

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Sunday - Desserts for Christmas Dinner

Chocloate Mousse Pie 

Bakewell Tart

Monday - apples on store bought puffed pastry

[CinNC]

My BF is being more careful w/his diabetic diet now so...........

Reduced sugar, no corn syrup, pecan pie

pumpkin cake (my own recipe  - 1 can pumpkin, 1 box sugar free cake mix and 1.5x spices from pie recipe from pumpkin can)

crostata w/sugar free apple pie filling

[alicedee]

@NickNack When I was still working at school, one of the families gave me those treats made with saltines as a Christmas gift....they were delicious!  I’ve never made them....knew I would do major damage to my diet if I did!!

[Nataliesgramma]

I used to make my own chocolate candy every year with all kinds of fillings.

Granddaughter has a nut allergy so we made chocolate covered pretzels and candies with Rice Krispies inside (tastes like Nestles Crunch) and that was it.

We both had a blast though......and packaged them up in little decorative bags for her to give to her Aunts & Uncles..

[haddon9]

I don't.  I buy.

[Pooky1]

maria baked 12 different cookies. peanutbutter blossoms  butter balls  thumb prints cookies in 2 flavors  italian s   prune filled cookies  magic bars  red and green crackle cookies  peanutbutter balls dipped in chocolate 2 kinds of  wine biscuits    cinimon twist  eggnog cookies she baked for 5 days. i put cookies in and out of oven and kept up with dishes.  

[MacDUFF]

@NickNack

@susielong

Hi ladies...I'd love to get your recipes for the saltine cracker candy (I love health bars and easy peasy recipes).   TIA and Merry Christmas!

[NickNack]

@MacDUFF 

40 saltine crackers

1 cup butter (no substitutions)

1 cup brown sugar

1 12 oz. package chocolate morsels

Cover a 9 x 13 x 1" cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Place saltine crackers side by side.  Melt 1 cup butter and add 1 cup brown sugar.  Bring to a boil.  Stir while boiling about 5 minutes until butter and brown sugar are completely blended.  Stir constantly.  Spread mixture over crackers.  Bake 5 minutes at 400 degrees.

Remove from oven and pour one package of milk chocolate morsels over top.  Let stand 5 minutes and spread.  Refrigerate until hard.  Remove foil.  Break into pieces.  Keep refrigerated.  (Keeping them refrigerated is very important.)

I think these are absolutely delicious, and so does everyone who has had them.  I don't think they taste like Heath bars, though, and I do like Heath bars.

Enjoy!

[flbettyboop]

@NickNackyears ago a coworkers wife made these for the office.  I asked for recipe and she told me she could not cook and would not share her best recipe.  LOL

Boop